Gilded age mansions

Next time you’re in one of the city’s former Gilded Age mansions—reborn as a museum, perhaps, or a cultural center, store, or some other public building—be on the lookout for tiny butto…

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Lynnewood Hall, located in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, is a Gilded Age mansion built between 1897 and 1900 for industrialist Peter A.B. Widener. Designed by renowned architect Horace Trumbauer, this 110-room Neoclassical Revival estate is one of the largest surviving Gilded Age mansions in the United States. Widener, a prominent figure in American business and an investor in the Titanic, used Lynnewood Hall to house his extensive art collection. Despite changing ownership and periods of…

An expensive piece of New York City history is up for sale. For $80 million, the Benjamin N. Duke House at 1009 Fifth Ave could be yours! Built in 1899 to 1901 and designed by the firm of Welch, Smith & Provot, the Duke House was designated a New York City landmark in 1974 and is one of the most unique residences available in New York City. The limestone and brick mansion, which stretches along Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street, was designed in the Italian Renaissance palazzo style and features…

A piece of history in a modern city

Situated in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, the quaint townhouse gives prospective owners the chance to travel back in time.

Oakville, ON’s 43,800 Sq. Ft. Chelster Hall Reduced to $59M, Prev. $65M 1150 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, L6L 1L2 One of Canada’s largest and most expensive estate properties is back on the market with a slimmer price tag. The 47,000 square foot manor was previously on the market in 2016 for $65,000,000 CAD, […]

The grand, Gilded Age mansion was built in the Parisian Beaux Arts-style between 1901 and 1903 for prominent New York socialites, James and Harriet Lanier.

The opulent mansion at 854 Fifth Avenue has a long, storied past—one that includes high-society Manhattanites and a faraday cage.